[Health problems in high mountain conditions].
Illnesses occurring among people stayed in high mountain conditions are classified in four separated categories. Diseases connected with hypobaria and hypoxia, low temperature, as a result of solar radiation effect, and intensification health problems running until this time asymptomatically belong to them. Knowledge concerning existing threats, prevention, right diagnosis and treatment of illnesses have fundamental significance for success of every expedition or operation realized in high mountains as well as for health and life protection of its participants. This article presents a review of the most often diseases happened during the stay in high mountain environment on the ground of the world literature and own experience.
Korzeniewski
Krzysztof
K
Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny w Gdyni, Zakład Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej. kktropmed@wp.pl
D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy